Chaise lounge with adjustable back



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CHAISE LOUNGE WITH ADJUSTABLE BACK Filed Dec. 15; 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig Joseph See/2i INVENTOR.

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United States Patent 3,385,632 CHAISE LOUNGE WITH ADJUSTABLE BACK Joseph Scelzi, 15741 NE. th Ave., North Miami Beach, Fla. 33162 Filed Dec. 15, 1966, Ser. No. 601,941 10 Claims. (Cl. 297-357) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A seat structure including a base defining a seat and an upstanding back supported from the rear of the seat, the base defining opposite side upwardly opening sockets in which opposite side depending arms carried by the back are readily removably received and the base and back including first and second pairs of coacting selectively engageable detent and rack abutment means operative, upon selective engagement of the detent and rack abutment means, to support the back from the seat at different inclined positions relative thereto against rearward movement of the upper end of the back relative to the base.

This invention relates to a novel and useful chaise lounge and more specifically to a chaise lounge including a seat portion and a back portion supported from the seat portion for ready removal therefrom and also for ready angular adjustment relative thereto between a substantially upright position and a generally horizontally disposed position.

The chaise lounge of the instant invention has been designed to be constructed of various materials although it is particularly well adapted to be constructed of reinforced fi'ber-glass material. The chaise lounge includes an elongated generally horizontal seat portion which is substantially rectangular in plane shape and includes four depending legs. The rear end of the seat portion is constructed so as to define a pair of opposite side upwardly opening sockets. Further, the back portion of the chaise lounge is generally panel-like in configuration and includes a pair of opposite side depending arms which are readily removably telescoped into the sockets defined by the seat portion. The arms and seat portion of the chaise lounge include coacting detent and rack abutment means operative to support the back portion from the seat portion in a plurality of adjusted angular positions relative to the seat portion.

The main object of this invention is to provide a chaise lounge which may be readily constructed of various materials.

Another object of this invention is to provide a chaise lounge including a readily adjustable back portion that may, wit-h little effort, be adjusted in angular position relative to the seat portion of the chaise lounge.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a chaise lounge constructed in a manner such that it may be readily stored in a compact state.

A final object of this invention to be specifically enumerated herein is to provide a chaise lounge in accordance with the preceding objects which will conform to conventional forms of manufacture, be of simple construction and easy to use so as to provide a device that will be economically feasible, long lasting and relatively trouble free in operation.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanylng drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of the chaise lounge of 3,385,632 Patented May 28, 1968 the instant invention illustrated with the back thereof in a substantially upright position;

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a rear end elevational view of the chaise lounge with portions of the back section thereof broken away;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the sec-tion line 4-4 of FIGURE =1;

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 5-5 of FIGURE 4; and

FIGURES 6 and 7 are vertical sectional views similar to FIGURE 4 but illustrating the back rest section of the chaise lounge in different angularly adjusted positions.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings the numeral 10 generally designates the chaise lounge of the instant invention which includes a seat portion or section 12 and a back rest portion or section 14.

The seat portion '12 is defined by a main generally horizontal body portion 16 which is generally rectangular in plan and includes front and rear ends 18 and 20. The body portion 16 includes a pair of forwardly and downwardly inclined opposite side forward legs 22 and the rear end of the body portion 16 includes a pair of opposite side rearwardly and downwardly inclined rear legs 24.

The body portion 16 defines a pair of upright sockets or recesses 26 in opposite side portions of the rear end portion 20 and the sockets or recesses 26 extend through the body portion 16. Further, the rear end portion of the body portion 16 includes a plurality of rack abutment teeth 28, 30 and 32 and the back rest portion 14 includes a pair of opposite side depending arms 34 having longitudinally spaced abutment notches '36, 38 and 40 formed thereon. Each of the recesses or sockets 26 includes a transversely extending abutment pin or detent 42 and the rear face 44 of the lower marginal portion of the back rest portion 14 defines a detent abutment surface.

With attention now invited to FIGURES 2 and 4 of the drawings it may be seen that the back rest portion 14 is supported from the rear end of the body portion 16 with the arms 34 telescoped down into the corresponding sockets or recesses 26. When the back rest portion 14 is positioned as illustrated in FIGURES 2 and 4 the detent abutment surface 44 is engaged with the rack abutment tooth or ridge 28 and the detent pins 42 are seated in the rack abutment notches 40. Accordingly, the seated engagement of the detent pins 42 in the rack abut-ment notches 40 prevents forward movement of the lower ends of the arms 34 and the engagement of the detent abutment surface 44 with the rack abutment tooth or ridge 28 prevents rearward movement of the upper end portion of the back rest portion 14 whereby the latter is supported from the seat portion 12 against rearward movement of the upper end portion thereof.

When it is desired to change the angular position of the back rest portion 14, the latter is swung slightly forwardly at its upper end and lifted slightly until the detent abutment surface 44 has been lifted above the rack abutment tooth or ridge 28 and the detent pins 42 have been registered with the rack abutment notches 38. Then, the upper end portion of the back rest portion 14 is swung slightly rearwardly to engage the detent abutment surface 44 with the rack abutment tooth or ridge 30 whereupon the back rest portion 14 will be supported in the position thereof illustrated in FIGURE 6 of the drawings.

Thereafter, if it is desired to further lower the back rest portion 14, the latter may be swung slightly forward at its upper end and further lifted upwardly to disengage the detent abutment surface 44 from the rack abutment disposed. Further, the upper surface of the body portion a 16 is recessed as at 44 so as to receive the back rest portion 14 therein when the back rest portion 14 is withdrawn from the recesses or sockets 26. In this manner, a plurality of the chaise lounges 10 may be stacked upon one another for compact storage.

Further, the chaise lounge 10 may be constructed of any suitable material and provided with a suitable cushion (not shown) for reception in the recessed portion 44 of the body portion 16.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A chair comprising a base section including front and rear ends, a readily removable upstanding back section, said back section including depending opposite side support arms and the rear end of said base section including means on opposite sides thereof defining socket means in which said arms are readily and removably telescopically received, said arms and said socket means including a first pair of coasting selectively engageable detent and rack abutment means, said back and base sections including a second pair of coacting selectively engageable detent and rack abutment means, the rack abutment means of each pair of abutment means defining .a series of stop abutments, said detent and rack abutment means, upon selective engagement of said detent abutment means with corresponding selective stop abutments, being operable to support said back section from said rear of said base section at different inclined positions relative thereto against rearward movement of the upper end of said back section relative to said base section.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said different inclined positions include a first upstanding and slightly upwardly and re arwardly inclined position and a second rearwardly projecting and generally horizontally dispose-d position.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said different inclined positions also include a third inclined position in which the plane of said back section generally bisects the include-d angle defined by the planes in which said back section is disposed when in said first and second positions.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said arms are readily disengage/able from said socket means.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said second pair of detent and rack abutment means include a transverse rib pontion carried by said back section and disposed between the upper end portions of said arms and a series of spaced transverse ribs extending across the rear upper marginal edge portion of said seat section.

6. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first pair of detent and rack abutment means include a transverse and generally horizontal stop surface in each of said socket means and a series of longitudinally spaced transversely extending notches defined by each of said arms.

7. The combination of claim 6 wherein said notches extend across the forward faces of said arms.

8. The combination of claim 7 wherein said second pair of detent and rack abutment means include a transverse ri'b portion carried by said back section and disposed between the upper end portions of said arms and a series of spaced transverse ribs extending across the rear upper marginal edge portion of said seat section.

9. The combination of claim 8 wherein said transverse rib portion is defined by the rear lower transverse edge of said back section.

"10. The combination of claim 1 wherein said base section includes an upwardly opening recess of a plane shape and area adapted to receive therein said back section when the latter is removed from a seat back defining position at the rear end of said base section.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 913,062 2/1909 Sherman 297-357 947,909 2/ 1910 Herman 297357 1,256,856 2/1918 Wittwer 297357 1,294,378 *2/1919 Barnes 297357 XR 2,089,867 8/1937 Welch 297-357 2,947,351 8/1960 'MacIsaac 297-357 BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner. GLENN O. FINCH, Assistant Examiner. 

